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Before the Second World War, there were so many visitors to the valley that "car-free” Sundays were introduced to provide guests with rest and relaxation. In the period after the First World War trains from the Ruhr on
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Westfalen, which has now been absorbed into
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1389:(in German). Munich: GeraMond Verlag. pp. 91–98.
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1385:Christoph Riedel (1999). "Die Hönnetalbahn".
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1358:Dr. Theo Bönemann.
1119:Alstom Coradia LINT
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988:when it was built.
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1292:978-3-89494-139-0
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235:(now siding)
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66:Route number
36:Hönnetalbahn
1366:14 November
1362:(in German)
1343:14 November
1317:14 November
1267:14 November
1235:14 November
1203:14 November
1153:service of
1136:Lüdenscheid
1059:Plettenberg
1005:Haltepunkte
986:romanticism
975:Fröndenberg
309:Eichelberg
88:Track gauge
79:Line length
42:Line number
32:Native name
1427:Categories
1379:References
1155:Silberling
1128:Winterberg
1074:Passengers
1069:Operations
791:(planned)
684:Sanssouci
1159:class 212
1151:push-pull
1032:Mohne Dam
969:437 from
959:Neuenrade
892:Neuenrade
358:Horlecke
136:Route map
74:Technical
56:, Germany
1132:Iserlohn
1124:Dortmund
842:(siding)
738:(siding)
583:Binolen
311:(siding)
285:(siding)
111: in
27:Overview
1165:Freight
1055:Werdohl
1009:Küntrop
992:History
867:Küntrop
816:Garbeck
106:⁄
61:Service
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151:Legend
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1173:Notes
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763:Balve
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688:221 m
659:Hönne
610:Hönne
587:191 m
558:Hönne
483:Hönne
434:Hönne
388:137 m
210:139 m
1410:ISBN
1391:ISBN
1368:2013
1345:2013
1319:2013
1287:ISBN
1269:2013
1237:2013
1205:2013
1134:and
1021:Ruhr
973:via
971:Unna
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732:13.1
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258:Oese
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